Type-Moon Greece, I really don't want to be a hero!

Jason suddenly lit up the extinguished lamp again and removed the invisibility magic on his body.

"Jason?" Cerberus tilted his head and looked at Jason in confusion.

"What a mistake... Should we say this is worthy of being in the legendary maze?" Jason looked at the invalid guide in his hand, and immediately summoned a Pluto disc, making sure that it could sense the position of the Pluto disc guarding the door, then he breathed a sigh of relief.

"It seems the legend about solving a maze with just a rope is fake... That rope must be a divine artifact."

Jason muttered to himself, and his guess was not wrong. The legendary Theseus was able to walk out of the labyrinth and kill the Minotaur because he received guidance from the gods and obtained a rope and a magic sword.

"It seems that we can only turn on the light..."

"But didn't you say that this would easily attract the monster?"

"It's easy to attract, but by the same token, it's also likely to attract the little girl lost in the maze." Jason spread his hands and said, "But now the guide Goddess Athena gave me has lost its effect in the maze, so I can only use this stupid method to see if I can lure that idiot over."

"What if the first thing that comes is that half-man, half-bull monster?"

"Let's talk about it first, and then we can fight." Jason said calmly: "After all, I'm not afraid of him."

You are not afraid of him, so why are you saying so much... Cerberus, who couldn't understand Jason, felt extremely puzzled by Jason's behavior.

But if Pegasus were there, he would probably remain calm and persuade Cerberus, after all, Jason is just that kind of person.

The small talk ended here, and Jason and Cerberus then walked through this intricate maze.

Cerberus was quite interested at first, but soon he became impatient.

"Jason, can I just break down this wall?!" Cerberus said with a dark face as he reached a dead end and looked at the wall in front of him.

After hearing Cerberus' words, Jason wanted to refuse.

"This pitch-black darkness feels endless...it reminds me of some bad things."

Cerberus said this, glancing towards Jason.

She also looked at Jason's arm, opened her mouth slightly, and looked as if she was eager to bite it, which scared Jason.

But it's also quite cute. After all, the way she's dressed now really doesn't show any intimidation at all...

Jason soon realized what was going on. It was obvious that this intricate maze that seemed to have no end reminded Cerberus of the time when he was imprisoned in the abyss.

You should know that because of this incident, Cerberus had a fight with Jason, and Jason let her bite him for most of the day before the matter was over.

So when Jason came to his senses, he smiled bitterly and said nothing more, but made a gesture of invitation to Cerberus.

The next second...

boom--!

A loud noise seemed so harsh in the silent maze.

It would be difficult for people in the maze to ignore such sounds.

What's more, loud noises were heard one after another from behind.

The easiest way to get out of the maze is undoubtedly to tear it down!

As the saying goes, walking in a straight line between two points is definitely the fastest way, no doubt about it. It is even better than knowing the route of a maze!

In fact, the heroes who had been in the maze before had thought about this, but the maze was blessed with magic, and under normal circumstances, few people could do it. The only one who could do it was probably Hercules.

But all this is naturally no problem for Cerberus, the three-headed dog of hell.

With just one easy punch, she could smash the wall in front of her into pieces. As she tore down more and more things, Cerberus not only did not feel impatient, but became increasingly excited!

If Jason hadn't stopped him and said that he would not give the honey cakes if the clothes he was wearing were damaged, Cerberus would have turned back into the three-headed dog of hell and directly demolished the maze!

And this kind of behavior is really good for attracting people.

Just as Jason watched Cerberus destroying the house, he was worried about whether Teacher Hecate's temple would be able to withstand it in the future...

"Ia...Song?"

With an incredulous tone, Jason subconsciously turned his head when he heard the voice, and saw Atalanta, who was wearing beautiful emerald green clothes, coming from a corner and appearing in Jason's sight.

Looking at Atalanta who was looking at him in surprise.

Jason looked her over and found that she was only a little dusty and dirty, and that she was not seriously injured. He felt relieved and smiled at her. He said, "Atalanta, long time no see."

Chapter 4: Teacher Hecate, Help! (k)

“…It’s really you.”

It was a repetition of a long absence, but there was no touching feeling of reunion.

Looking at Jason in front of her, who was dressed in white clothes as pure as snow, Atalanta, who was covered in dust, couldn't help feeling a little uncomfortable.

She silently took two steps back, trying to blend into the darkness. Only then did she calm herself down and continue to speak to Jason, "Why are you here... Oh, you must have received an oracle from some great god, so you came here."

Atalanta said this with an expression of being used to it, and said, "Should I call you Hercules now?"

It was not surprising that Atalanta would make such a guess, after all, she had seen Jason busy with the gods' oracles more than once.

She also personally participated in it and completed several adventures with Jason.

The great hero Hercules, dressed in white and incarnated by Jason, has now become a household name in Greece.

Hearing Atalanta's words, Jason looked at Atalanta in confusion. She seemed a little strange. After thinking for a while, he realized the reason and couldn't help but smile.

"Well, no." Jason said, reaching into the silver pocket at his waist to take out the staff, then pointed at Atalanta and chanted a spell to her.

Although Atalanta didn't know what Jason was doing and was frightened by the magic circle that suddenly appeared on the ground, she did not resist.

From this we can also see that in her heart, her trust in Jason is actually very high... After all, the fate between them is quite deep.

Then, the light of the magic circle enveloped her. When the milky white light faded, Atalanta, who had looked dirty because she had stayed in this dark maze for nearly a week, had now returned to cleanliness.

It was a very simple cleansing magic. Although Jason was only a half-baked magic apprentice, he at least knew how to use this simple magic.

The reason why he never used it was very simple. The white clothes he wore were woven by the goddess of wisdom Athena herself.

If she were to be contaminated by dust, Athena would probably be so ashamed that she would commit suicide.

"...Thank you." Although Atalanta looked clean now, her expression became even more subtle and unnatural.

After all, my little thoughts were guessed...

Atalanta didn't know why she suddenly subconsciously cared about her image when she saw that the person who came here was Jason.

Fortunately, Atalanta wasn't one to mind such trivial matters. She walked out again, glanced at the little girl who was still having a great time dismantling things, and then said to Jason, "Who is she? ...And you said she's not...what do you mean?"

"She, she is... it's a bit difficult to explain. I'll tell you when I have time. I didn't come here because of the oracle."

"Isn't it because of the oracle?" Atalanta was stunned.

Jason nodded and said, "Well, actually I learned from my senior brother that you were trapped here, so I came here."

"Because of me?" Atalanta's eyes widened slightly, clearly surprised, but she quickly relaxed. "Wait, I understand. Just like that sphinx monster last time, you're the moon goddess Artemis, who noticed I was in trouble, so she sent for your help."

"Not really... But that's fine if you want to understand it that way."

"...What do you mean?" Atalanta frowned. "Will you come to help me just because I'm in danger?"

"Hey, what kind of image do you have of me?" Jason glared at Atalanta in dissatisfaction.

Atalanta's expression became increasingly subtle as she watched Jason's reaction. After a long pause, she said, "...Really? Is it because of me?"

Jason, who hadn't taken it personally at first, suddenly felt awkward being stared at by Atalanta. He coughed lightly and said, "Well, well... we're friends after all. Is there any need to be so startled?"

"...Friends?" Atalanta was surprised again and said, "So we are friends?"

"Don't you think we are friends?"

Jason was also surprised.

Looking back now, Jason and Atalanta really went through a lot together.

Since he was a young boy, he had a deep and unfortunate relationship with Atalanta.

Looking at the Calydonian Boar behind, offering tribute to the moon goddess Artemis, "borrowing" her favorite bow, the Bow of the Sky, and then to the Sphinx behind, the hundred-eyed giant Argus and other things.

Obviously, apart from the gods above, the person who had the most frequent contact with Jason was undoubtedly Atalanta.

The relationship between them has also undergone several twists and turns and changes.

Therefore, Jason could no longer ignore Atalanta as he did before. He was afraid of trouble, but he was not an emotionless machine.

This is also the reason why Jason rushed to help Atalanta when he heard Theseus say that Atalanta was in trouble.

At this time, Atalanta stared at Jason for a long time, and finally gradually accepted that he came here because of her, not because of any oracle, nor because of the moon goddess Artemis.

After noticing this, Atalanta, who probably didn't notice, couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth slightly, and said lightly: "Because you said it yourself, I'm a troublesome woman, so you don't want to have anything to do with me."

"I'm telling you, this happened ages ago, and you're still bringing it up... And after all, didn't I apologize to you?"

Jason was speechless.

"Apology?...Is there an apology? Okay, I missed it." Atalanta lifted a strand of light yellow hair from her earlobe, and the corners of her mouth rose slightly.

After the words were spoken, their eyes naturally met, and soon Jason also smiled.

This moment, this scene.

If the moon goddess Artemis saw this, she would probably be pleased... Well, here I am referring to the original moon goddess Artemis.

Because there was indeed a time when Artemis really thought that Atalanta and Jason were a good match, so she had been secretly trying to bring them together for a long time.

She was half responsible for the ill-fated relationship between Jason and Atalanta.

Their relationship has finally made progress, which should have been a happy thing, but now, Artemis must be feeling very complicated.

To be precise, I can't be happy, and I even pout in dissatisfaction.

From the last time she came to see Jason and said she wanted to hide Jason, it can be seen that she already wanted to "hunt" him and regarded Jason as her "prey" to be cherished.

And now, someone wants to compete with her for this prey, and it is her most beloved believer. The most important thing is that this is the result of her own efforts!

I wonder if Artemis would be unhappy and roll around on the grass in regret now that she knows... Most likely she would.

Fortunately, Artemis doesn't know about it now. After all, not many gods know that Jason came to the labyrinth, and the gods don't keep an eye on Jason 24 hours a day.

But this situation can't be concealed for long...

And after all, Jason's sudden visit to Atalanta doesn't mean he really had no such thoughts. Don't forget Jason's character.

Be cautious, take the initiative, and never sit and wait for death when encountering problems.

Last time, Artemis almost locked him up in a small dark room, so Jason couldn't help but be vigilant.

And it was obvious that Atalanta could have a certain miraculous effect on Artemis!

However, although he had such thoughts, it was true that he was worried about Atalanta and had already regarded Atalanta as a friend.

......

"I say, are you... done?"

Just as Atalanta and Jason looked at each other and laughed together, Cerberus, who was silently demolishing the house... no, the labyrinth, finally spoke.

After Jason and Atalanta turned their gazes towards her, Cerberus pointed to a half-man, half-bull monster that had appeared out of nowhere not far away and said, "What should we do with it... Do you want me to eat him?"

"Why do you think about eating when you see someone?" Jason was helpless. It seems that everything I just said to you was swallowed by you without thinking?

Then he looked at the monster that appeared in the shadow of the light not far away.

A creature forever imprisoned in this maze, a natural monster, a minotaur destined to be defeated by a hero - the Minotaur!

Looking directly at the monster in front of him, Jason's face did not show a trace of fear.

After all, Jason had seen many monsters that were more frightening than this one, both in appearance and strength.

Whether it is the hundred-headed dragon Ladon, the hundred-eyed giant Argus, or even the little loli incarnation of Cerberus, who is actually the three-headed hellhound guarding the gate to the underworld, they are obviously much more terrifying than Asterios in front of him.

Jason was not surprised by his appearance. After all, Cerberus had made such a big fuss, it would be strange if he didn't show up.

So Jason looked at him calmly, and then said: "Hello, great Lord of the Labyrinth, we have no ill will towards you, as for all this before our eyes...

I'm very sorry, and if you're willing to forgive us, I promise to compensate you!"

The Minotaur heard Jason's words, lowered his head to look at the rubble left on the ground by Cerberus' destruction, and then looked at Jason and the others.

His eyes burned with rage. Asterios brandished a weapon he had picked up from some unfortunate hero and said furiously, "You... all deserve to die!"

"It really doesn't work." Jason sighed.